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W. D. SOHOOLBY.

STRAW CUTTER.

No. 65,125. Patented May 28,1867.

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STRAW CUTTER.

NO. 65,125. Patented May 28, 1867.

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W. n. sonoonnr, OF, RICHMOND, INDIA-NA. Letters Patent No. 65,125", dated Judy 28,1867.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, W. D. SCHOOLEY, of Richmond, Wayne county, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsln Feed-Cutting Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description of the same, refcrence being bad to the drawings that accompany and form a part of these specifications,'in which-- Figure I is a perspective view.

Figure 11, a front elevation.

Figure III, alongitudinal section.

Letter A, box to hold the hay or other-articles to be cut. Letter B, balance-wheel. Letter 0, main shaft. Letter D, cum on said shaft. Letter E, knife-sash or frame. Letter F, knife. Letter g, guard to prevent the uncut feed frorn getting above the knife. Letters h lt, two feeding-rollers. Letters ii, ratchet-wheels on the shaft of the rollers h h. Letters jj, levers loose on the shaft of the rollers ]z 7:. Letter k, lever with crosshend Z operated by the cam D, and this lever in turn operates the'leversjj through the connecting-rods m m.

. The leversjj have pewls on them, which work the ratchcts i 2', end thus rotate the feed-rollers h It. Letters n 11., springs which .allow for more or less vertical motion to the roller It. Letter 0, adjustable bearing for roller h. Letter P, wheel on the drain shaft. Letter q, slot in the cross-bar to the knife-frame Letterz', pin which,

i being eccentric in the wheel P,'carries the knife on and down. "Letter 8, thin bar, being just in front of shearsjaw, kept in place by the springs t t, and serves as a support while the knife is descending. Letters u u, wooden keys, the inner ends of which bear against the frame E. These keys are adjustable by means of the set-screws v v. Letter w, guard to keep the cut feed from being thrown about, as also to remove the liability of accidental cutting of the hands of'the operator or others. This guard ismade detachable, being hung upon hooks for that purpose, as shown in fig. 3, and may or may not be used. Letter :0, bevel-gear connected with the short shaft thntrenches from the main shaft 0 to the driving-wheel or pulley. Letter 2, crank-wheel connected with the driving-pulley. The material used in the manufacture is such as is ordinarily employed in machines of this kind.

The drnwingswill exhibit the arrangement of parts.

The features of' my invention are the placing the main shaft G beneath the box out of the way; the use of the lever is, the rods mi m, the ratehets i i, and levers:'fj,.as means of moving the feed-rollers; th'eadjustuble keys u u, the sustaining bar a, and hinged guard 20. This letter is detachable, and can be removed when desired.

What I claim as myinvontion, and desire to seoure by Letters Patent, is-

1 The arrangement .of the balance-wheelvB and peainfshnft C, relative to the main frame and knife-sash E, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. The use of the lever'k, when provided with the adjustable head Z, and operated by the oam D. and to operate in combination withthe rods m m and levers jj, for the'purposes specified.

3. The adjustable bearings O, as described and set forth. 4. The keys 2!, u, for adjusting the knife-frame, as shown and described. 5. The guard w, when made detachable, substantially as described and set forth.

' W. D. SGHOOLEY.

Witnesses:

S. D. Jones, JOHN T. Buss. 

